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Daddy Jake the Runaway, and Short Stories Told after Dark

Chapter 2: ILLUSTRATIONS
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A household narrative follows an elderly, trusted servant who departs after a violent clash with a newly imposed overseer, and the disruption his absence causes among the family and labor community. Interleaved with that central episode are framed folk tales recounted by an elder narrator in regional vernacular, many featuring trickster animals whose cleverness and misfortune produce moral and comic effects. The short pieces alternate animal fables and human anecdotes, sketching everyday rhythms, communal memory, and social tensions through folkloric motifs and colloquial storytelling. Overall, the collection blends a extended human drama with a sequence of brief, humourous parables about cunning, justice, and survival.

ILLUSTRATIONS

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Judge Rabbit and the Fat Man, Frontispiece
 
The Youngsters Saw Daddy Jake, and Went Running After Him. 9
 
The Field-hands were Singing as they Picked the Opening Cotton. 19
 
‘Maybe he Knows Where Daddy Jake is,’ said Lillian. 25
 
The Field-hands Discussed the Matter. 29
 
The Miller and his Children. 41
 
An’ Ole Man Jake, he dar too. 49
 
Lucien Saw Him, and Rushed Toward Him. 57
 
Poor Old Sue Tells her Story. 63
 
Mr. Rabbit Squall Out, ‘Coon Dead!’ 71
 
Den de Frogs dey Went to Work Sho Nuff. 75
 
The Old Negro Put his Hands to his Mouth and Called. 79
 
She Stood dar a Minit, dat Ole Black Cat Did. 87
 
“‘All Ready, now. Stick yo’ Head In.’” 105
 
En Eve’y Time He Swung Mr. Black Snake Tuck ’n Lash ’Im wid he Tail. 115
 
“‘Brer Tarrypin, How You Feel?’” 127
 
Billy Big-Eye and Tommy Long-Wing. 159
 
Simon Shakes the Pebbles. 175